This is an analysis of On The Death Of Friends In Childhood by Donald Justice.

We shall not ever meet them bearded in heaven
Nor sunning themselves among the bald of hell;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbab
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 111101010010 11001010101 01010001011111 1001011101 01110111010 1100111010011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6